One thing you can't miss in Devonport (and in most places in Auckland) is the life on the water so I thought I'd share a a bit of it with you.
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| A common view of all different types of boats on our daily walks |
Auckland is known as the City of Sails - a lot of people here own boats and there are lots of marinas dotted around the coastline. Being surrounded by water, it's an easy past time. Many of my colleagues tell me that when they get home from work, they take the family out on the water and sail around for a couple of hours or stock up on food and drink on the weekend and sail around Auckland. Something that we aspire to do one day too!
Devonport also has its own Yacht Club at Torpedo Bay. There is always a whistling sound as you walk past it as the wind blows through the sails. There are always people pottering around fixing up their boats or taking their boats out onto the water.
Our daily Lulu walks were most often walking along the coastline here where we regularly saw the huge containers going from the CBD wharf area out to the Hauraki Gulf.
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| Huge containers leaving Auckland CBD via the Hauraki Gulf |
There is also the Devonport Naval Base, home of the NZ Royal Navy. It's a bit weird seeing the massive ships sitting just outside this quaint village.
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The Canterbury berthed at the Devonport Naval Base
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If you have read my previous
post, there is also the
Devonport Ferry Terminal. IMHO there is no better way to commute to work than the ferry, especially when you get the occasional peek of orcas and dolphins swimming beside the ferries - wonderful!
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| My view of Devonport Ferry Terminal from the ferry |
We've now moved from Devonport to our new home (a new post on that soon!), but looking at these photos makes me feel a bit nostalgic for that lovely place! But I've still got lots of photos to share on Devonport which I'll be sharing more of in my next post. See you then!
